Microbial Diversity of Chickpea Rhizosphere
2020
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is the third most important food legume in the world; its annual production is nearly about 11.5 million tons with an estimated land area of 14.56 million hectares. The chickpea is a multifunction crop and has huge nutritional value. From a microbiological point of view, it is a legume crop and harbor rhizobia in its root in the form of nodules. The chickpea also has a diverse microbial population including both bacterial and fungal species. These microbial communities especially bacterial genera play an important role in its growth and protection. In this chapter, we will discuss these microbial communities and their role in chickpea growth.
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